Desmond File

The Future of Development Is...Facebook?

Facebook is fast transforming from its roots as a social networking site for
college students into a full-fledged development platform that has drawn Microsoft's
interest. Certainly, there's keen and growing interest in extending the benefits
of Facebook's community network model into the professional sphere.

Is your company's CEO beating down IT's door, asking for Facebook or something
like it? Or do you think Facebook and platforms like it are a passing fad, as
Steve Ballmer recently suggested? E-mail me at mdesmond@reddevnews.com.